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Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Specialist Assistant 14 4 8 9 12

Geographic Distribution*

Specialist Assistant** as of July 1, 2025

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 5 Jefferson 1 Saratoga 4
Allegany 0 Kings 6 Schenectady 0
Bronx 1 Lewis 0 Schoharie 0
Broome 3 Livingston 0 Schuyler 0
Cattaraugus 1 Madison 0 Seneca 0
Cayuga 1 Monroe 1 Steuben 1
Chautauqua 0 Montgomery 1 St. Lawrence 1
Chemung 0 Nassau 10 Suffolk 8
Chenango 0 New York 3 Sullivan 0
Clinton 0 Niagara 1 Tioga 1
Columbia 0 Oneida 0 Tompkins 0
Cortland 0 Onondaga 1 Ulster 0
Delaware 0 Ontario 1 Warren 2
Dutchess 0 Orange 1 Washington 0
Erie 5 Orleans 0 Wayne 0
Essex 0 Oswego 1 Westchester 9
Franklin 0 Otsego 0 Wyoming 0
Fulton 1 Putnam 1 Yates 0
Genesee 1 Queens 12 NYS TOTAL 92
Greene 0 Rensselaer 2 OTHER US 42
Hamilton 0 Richmond 3 NON-US 2
Herkimer 0 Rockland 2 TOTAL 136

* Location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the Office of the Professions; the address is not necessarily the licensee's practice address. Although licensees must be registered to use the professional title or to practice within New York State, being registered does not mean the licensee is actively doing so.

** Physician assistants and registered specialist assistants practice only under the supervision of licensed physicians.